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To Survive a Crisis, Lean Into Trust—CEOs Share Pandemic Stories

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Nancy MacRae, MS, CEO of the Emergency Nurses Association and Kristine Hillmer, MBA, CAE, and President and CEO of the Wisconsin Restaurant Association , are leaders who guided their members through the rubble toward solid ground. Our job at WRA was to help restaurant operators navigate that patchwork of regulations, extensions, and changes.

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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

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Nancy MacRae, CEO at the Emergency Nurses Association and Kristine Hillmer, President and CEO of the Wisconsin Restaurant Association , steered their members through the challenge. The pandemic will not be the last catastrophic disruption or paradigm-changing event. And, that value was shared throughout their respective communities.

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Resilience Rides the Waves of Disruption

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It gives you some control when the external environment is rapidly changing, and people are looking to you for leadership. Kristine Hillmer, President and CEO at the Wisconsin Restaurant Association, described this experience to our audience at.orgCommunity’s recent leadership ColLAB event.

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Are Associations Losing Their Members’ Trust?—The Leadership ColLAB Explores This Critical Question

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Associations revolve around relationships, but the shape of those connections has changed. Sharon facilitated an exchange of ideas between Nancy MacRae and Kristine Hillmer, MBA, CAE, President, and CEO of the Wisconsin Restaurant Association. Today trust bleeds into everything. No organization can take its constituents for granted.

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How can nonprofits successfully engage the next generation of donors?

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Millennials have the potential to create transformative change by partnering with nonprofits they are passionate about. She is the advancement associate for the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A lifelong resident of Wisconsin, Ms.

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Three Leadership ColLAB takeaways your association needs to leverage

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To build trust, it’s wise to create transparency at your institution by sharing the status of certain initiatives and an honest timetable on when change is coming. If your members desire something to be changed at your organization, be sure to deliver. Allow your members to offer feedback and ask questions in town halls.

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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Serving The LGBTQ+ Community

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Launched in 2020, the Black Trans Fund (BTF) seeks to change culture by shifting the narrative about Black trans communities towards joy and resilience, and away from violence and despair. Organizations must also be community centered, working to enact long-term sustainable change at the community level and focused on social justice actions.

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